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This is a concept album recording of a musical I have been working on. The vocals was recorded at the Studio Pros in Los Angeles and the final CD was recorded, mixed and engineered in my Studio in South Africa.

Released my first album on bandcamp. Songs composed and sung by my friend Ali, vocals recorded in 2001, and over the last decade I've used my very limited spare time to attempt to add some backing tracks to them. Genre is broadly blues. Stream it for free here: From Jerusalem to Rome

In the days following the release of "Language of the Ancients" I started working on another set of tracks. Today I am announcing my next release. Introducing the next entry in the S1gns Of L1fe catalog: "Branches in the Sky."

Continuing on exactly where "Language" left off, Branches in the Sky is a captivating 5 song EP (40 minutes) full of hypnotic melodies and pumping rhythmic soundscapes. Branches in the Sky is the perfect companion piece to Language of the Ancients. Each song is a journey into worlds that only S1gns Of L1fe can create bringing you his signature sound that earned the accolades and respect of hundreds of new fans around the globe.

Branches in the Sky also marks S1gns Of Life's debut on Arecibo Records, a brand new ambient label from Spain. Joining other artists such as Massergy, Inner Reality, Spidergod and Rildrim, Arecibo Records is poised to be the next big force in modern ambient music today.

Available as a digital download only, Branches in the Sky from S1gns Of L1fe will be released worldwide on April 3rd, 2013.

I thought I was up-to-date on all seismic activity but this album came out of nowhere.

I guess this was a surprise for you, but I had known about this for almost 2 years

The album titles that you see in the mp3 tags on Soundcloud are really just container ids for my use. When I make these tracks I just assign them to a notional album title until I have enough tracks to fill an archive CD which I give a title to and then move on to the next one. They were never intended for release in that original collection, but having those "albums" helps to provide me with a cataloging system. A couple of years ago my label at the time asked me for an album, and this is it. Although the tracks on here have been remixed at least once more since then. It was great to finally complete this.

Frantz wrote:On first listen, the mellotron-heavy "Omen" and poppy arp-fest of "Wave Goodbye" both jumped out as immediate favorites.

The overall impression is very favorable and will be giving it more spins later. A solid piece of work.

I think it's a more consistent and stronger set of tunes than my earlier EPs. My favourite track is "Divide and Conquer" It's quite dense and there are lots of seemingly disparate elements in there, but it should make more sense after a few listens.

seismic1 wrote:The album titles that you see in the mp3 tags on Soundcloud are really just container ids for my use.

OK, I will stop reserving space for "Concert Rust" on my CD rack.

I listened to the album again today. "Waves" emerged as another favorite but there isn't a weak track on the album. Lots of great compositions. The mixes are excellent. Some of it is reminiscent of early 80s TD which is a plus in my book.

The only slight letdown for me is the digital nature of many of the synths used where the sound doesn't vary much from note to note. Perhaps if I pester you enough, you will change synths just to shut me up.